Pause

Our modern world spins top speed

A world of swift, electric greed

A world that never goes to sleep

And sometimes, often, makes me weep

Imagine if this world would pause

To stop and savor; ooh and ah

Imagine time would just stand still

And let us linger as we will

I’d stop and smell each fragrant bud

And jump in each puddle of mud

I’d write and draw and sing aloud

And look for pictures in the clouds

I’d wonder at the frozen rain

And laugh, and laugh, and laugh again

I’d see the world with eyes anew

And give my time to those it’s due

I’d marvel in this moment caught

And give it all the time I ought

Imagine when time starts again

That we have learned a kind of zen

With our slow world we’ve made connection

And set aside time for reflection